id: 314449 accession number: 2018.144 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.144 updated: 2023-03-20 10:12:37.134000 Maharana Sangram Singh II (r. 1710–34) Worshipping a Linga Under a Banyan Tree, c. 1712–15. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar. Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; page: 24.8 x 18.1 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.); miniature: 23.2 x 16.8 cm (9 1/8 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.144 title: Maharana Sangram Singh II (r. 1710–34) Worshipping a Linga Under a Banyan Tree title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1712–15 creation date earliest: 1702 creation date latest: 1725 current location: creditline: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund copyright: --- culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar technique: Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Page: 24.8 x 18.1 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.); Miniature: 23.2 x 16.8 cm (9 1/8 x 6 5/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: śrī mahāranā jī śri sangram sīgha jī badalā rābhāe (?) translation: remark: inscription: 18 translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: -2018 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 2018- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: A miniature sculpture of Nandi, the bull mount of Shiva, is next to the king on the terrace. digital description: The king kneels in worship at an ancient tree shrine on the banks of a lake. Such shrines were often associated with serpent deities, and a four-headed snake painted in gold is wrapped around the linga, the phallic emblem marking the sacred presence of the god Shiva. Flowers, packets of paan (areca nut and sweetmeats wrapped in betel leaf), coconuts, and a flower garland are among the offerings. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.144/2018.144_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.144/2018.144_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.144/2018.144_full.tif